Comments | mentalwasteland: In the Aftermath

mentalwasteland

In the Aftermath

Apr 21, 2007 08:39

First of all, yes I am fine. No-one that I know was involved in the craziness. I was actually off-site at the time, and ended up going home early because of the lock-down ( Read more... )

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anonymous April 21 2007, 16:10:33 UTC

I'm really glad to hear you're fine!

deannahoak April 21 2007, 16:10:59 UTC

Sorry--that's me. :-)

mentalwasteland April 21 2007, 17:16:38 UTC

Yeah, there's been enough craziness in the world lately that I'm glad that the bit in my own backyard didn't get any closer.

I do find it disturbing that the deaths of hundreds of people overseas gets almost no reaction, but one random crazy occupies an entire news cycle. Yeah, it's another crazy at NASA, but still...

Shootings legalhistorian April 25 2007, 17:17:10 UTC

A gun nut I am not, owning precisely none. I agree that there is no particular need for all people to be armed at all times, though people might be a touch more polite if that were the case. However, unless one is a sniper, using a handgun is usually not a distance killing. I rather think that the guy at NASA and the nutcase at Va.Tech did their killing up close and personal, with blood aplenty quite visible, if not literally on their's hands ( ... )